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Camp Near Cedarville, Warren Co Va
November 19th 1862
Dear Sister I’m as well as usual – No news of interest – We are over in camp here we were when I wrote to Pa last – Since then we’ve had a little trip into Eastern Virginia , crossed the mountain at Manassas Gap Stayed a day & two nights tore up r.r. to Piedmont in Co. and returned to camp Tell Miss Millie Elliot ashe asked me a question through my friend T.P. Perkins, which, heaven knows, I can’t answer, not knowing to what she refers – An explanation would be acceptable – Tell Pa not to bring anything but tobacco out here to sell except enough for our company or my mess if he had rather – they have put a price on everything which isn’t half what he pays for it at home – They won't let a man have it 40 cts per lb for butter & everything else in proportion Don’t bring over 30lbs of butter & about as much, in proportion of everything else for certainly individuals in the company – and not sell a thing until he gets to our Regiment nothing at all – Tell him to bring $15 or $20 worth of postage stamps to accommodate the company. A few onions – some ground red pepper – some flax thread a little honey – a pr of shoes a role of sausage – (Price Perkins wants one from his house) some cracklins – some lard for our mess – Tell him to let Mrs. Milton Mr Barret and Mr Perkins know what all Price Billy & myself want so that they may send something out to the boys – we four complete the most peacable mess in C.D Tell him that several men altogether want about 3 of paper for which they are willing to pay almost any price – Don’t bring over 3 - We have seem quite rough time since I came back – Almost equal to last spring’s “Valley Trip” – I cant use my fingers very little yet – Have no feeling in it whatever When you answer this put in an extra half sheet for me to write on Send some good thread and two pr good socks – Wish you would make or have made me some kind of a hat for winter, my old one is almost gone - Present my kindest regards to all enquiring friends my love to the family – Your Brother
R E Dunn
Tell Pa to remember that the established price for butter in this corps is 40cts per lb